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Installing Win2000 on laptop w/ XP

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Name: rghenchev
Date: October 30, 2005 at 08:47:08 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
CPU/Ram: 660 MHz, 128 MB RAM
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Hi,

I am trying to install Windows 2000 on my Sony Vaio laptop (Sony Vaio C1). However, this type of laptops only come with external CD and Floppy and are unable to boot from a USB key. I tried everything (the computer won't boot with external CD drive other than Sony PCMCIA, which I don't have) but I can't run the Win2000 installation. Do you guys have any ideas beside taking out my hard drive?

Thanks,
Rob



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Response Number 1
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: October 30, 2005 at 09:17:04 Pacific
Reply:

Boot on a 98se floppy, partition, format and sys.

Copy the autoexec & config & CD drivers to HD.

Shut down and swap FDD for CD.

Restart.



If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2


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Response Number 2
Name: rghenchev
Date: October 30, 2005 at 09:24:58 Pacific
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Yeah, the problem is that I cannot boot from just about any type of external device (i.e. floppy, CD, usb key). What I tried to do is to partition my disk in 2 partitions and install DOS 7 on the second partition and then use Windows's boot menu. However, to install DOS7, I also need to boot from the setup disk... That's why I'm stuck.


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Response Number 3
Name: plainandsimple
Date: October 30, 2005 at 09:25:21 Pacific
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What connection is the CD drive ??


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Response Number 4
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: October 30, 2005 at 09:33:27 Pacific
Reply:

If you can't boot from floppy, things will get harder before they get easier.

Is this a VAIO "feature" or is it broke?


If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2


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Response Number 5
Name: rghenchev
Date: October 30, 2005 at 09:38:31 Pacific
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I tried booting from an external USB CD-ROM, but it didn't work. I called SONY and they explained that the computer can only boot from an external SONY PCMCIA CD-ROM. Apparently, this is a standard feature for this model.


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Response Number 6
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: October 30, 2005 at 09:45:49 Pacific
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Did they have a handy excuse for why it won't boot from floppy?


If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2


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Response Number 7
Name: rghenchev
Date: October 30, 2005 at 10:40:04 Pacific
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I actually never bought the floppy drive and I don't have one my desktop pc. I was just wondering if there is some way to install DOS 7 on my second partition and somehow make boot it.


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Response Number 8
Name: trvlr
Date: October 30, 2005 at 13:28:28 Pacific
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This lsite may offer you a solution (one util) for a bootable usb stick...

http://www.bootdisk.info/articles.php?action=cat&id=7

and:

http://www.sysanalyser.com/floppydisk.htm

covers several options for assorted bootable media - incl. usb

and these links discuss the issue too - with a links (in each) to a how to do it...

http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/99609816/m/575005275731

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-22719.html

http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversion/index.php/t26612.html - which has a link to:

http://www.marlow.dk/site.php/tech/usbkeys

"finally"...

If I can find it on my home system I have a reference to another site with a downloadable util that also does what you want...


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Response Number 9
Name: rghenchev
Date: October 30, 2005 at 18:38:46 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks a lot for your help guys. I finally gave up on the idea, installed the hard drive on my desktop pc and was able to boot the Win2K installation.


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Response Number 10
Name: trvlr
Date: November 2, 2005 at 16:58:34 Pacific
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http://www.prime-expert.com/flashboot/

may be useful in the future; this is the item to which I referred in my post above.


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